You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

[Young Angus]

A guy I'm buying a marshall blackback cab off also has a 1973 Superlead that he might be selling...and I'm going to get rid of my ENGL quadbox probably and he's looking for another box and thought Vintage 30's sounded okay...so I was thinking about a possible trade with my ENGL quad and his superlead. I don't think that would be too out of the question do you?

ENGL quad is in mint condition apart from one little tolex mark.

GAS GAS GAS

 

[V!N]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

The engl will go out of fashion with nu-metal. The Superlead is a timeless classic.

But if you're a musician rather than an investor, you got to ask yourself what you need and what is practile then. Master volume ? FX Loop ? Multiple channels ?

Please don't think of that Marshall as something you can mod into having all that. Leave that a true no nonsense amp for true no nonsense musicians and keep looking for something that suits your personal needs better.

 

[Loserchief]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

The engl will go out of fashion with nu-metal. The Superlead is a timeless classic.

:smack: ignorance at it's best.
Did you ever even come close to an Engl? They have nothing to do with Nu-metal, but their cabs are top notch,great sounding cabs with a lot of mojo. Pretty much goes for their range of amps.

As far as the trade goes, if you want another head instead of the cab, then go for it. I personally wouldn't do it. On the one hand i love my Engl cabs, and on the other i never heard any marshall that really impressed me.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

The engl will go out of fashion with nu-metal. The Superlead is a timeless classic.

But if you're a musician rather than an investor, you got to ask yourself what you need and what is practile then. Master volume ? FX Loop ? Multiple channels ?

Please don't think of that Marshall as something you can mod into having all that. Leave that a true no nonsense amp for true no nonsense musicians and keep looking for something that suits your personal needs better.

Well I was wanting a superlead because I'm after something to play metal-core on and I heard you can mod an old marshall to do just that. Old marshalls are meant to be great for mods aren't they? Even if it doesn't have a loop or a master volume I'll just put them in and drill some holes in the back...might even get another channel put into it, surely that can't be too hard. I want to get everything from Dave Gilmour to Slipknot and I just know a good Marshall is the way to go :banana:

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

I'd get the SLP....but please, DO NOT drill any extra holes in that amp!!!


Mods can be done without drilling extra holes.....may I suggest contacting David Bray WWW.DAVIDBRAYAMPS.COM & he'll steer ya' right :wink:...and extra holes will seriously drag the value of that classic amp way down.

Good luck :beerchug:

 

[V!N]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

:smack: ignorance at it's best.
Did you ever even come close to an Engl?

Had to borrow one the past weekend .. If engl was the only amp brand around, I'd switch to playing acoustic.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

Had to borrow one the past weekend .. If engl was the only amp brand around, I'd switch to playing acoustic.

Then my friend you either played a really wrecked ENGL or the ENGL simply played you :smokin:

 

[Dr.Mavashi]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

Engl HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NEW METAL - ENGL IS NOT MESA !!!

Well, I guess Richie Blackmore heard Engl and decided to play Engl even if he mostly plays acoustic now anyway. If this thing moded/not moded will give you what you need - do it, everybody mods things up to the gazoo to get what they need, purists are rarely on the "bible of tone" type of records.

 

[J Moose]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

Well I was wanting a superlead because I'm after something to play metal-core on and I heard you can mod an old marshall to do just that.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Old marshalls are meant to be great for mods aren't they?

Sometimes.

Depends on what the mod is and ultimately, what you want from the amp.

Even if it doesn't have a loop or a master volume I'll just put them in and drill some holes in the back...might even get another channel put into it, surely that can't be too hard.

Uhhhhhhhhh....


For starters, I wouldn't rip up a valuable old amp for that kinda thing.

I'd let it be EXACTLY what it is and I wasn't into it, I'd move to a different amp.

I've been down the road of modding amps to make them into something they weren't. In my case it was a Marshall Major that had been modded DOWN to 160 watts, had the front end of a JMP added before I got it...then I had a Soldano mod done, a bass boost mod...a few others...

I was never all that happy with it...ended up going around the circle of friends for a few years before it got sold out of the family to a guy who owned THAT EXACT amp 20 years earlier.

That whole experience plus a few others led me to "get an amp that I dig" so I ended up with a '94 Dual Rectumfryer that I bought new.

Now I'm using a Rivera, made that switch a few years back based on my evolving ear & needs as a musician.

I want to get everything from Dave Gilmour to Slipknot and I just know a good Marshall is the way to go :banana:

If you need THAT kind of flexibility then you should keep the Engl or look for another amp that's flexible...like a Rivera or a Bogner or whatever.

Modding an old Marshall WILL NOT get you there.

Nor is there a 100% gaurntee that a 40 year old modded out amp will be reliable enough that you can gig without fear of a meltdown.

 

[larry_emder]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

Its called humor dudes

 

[Young Angus]

Re: You think an ENGL quadbox would be worth as much as a 1973 Superlead?

Its called humor dudes

THANK HEAVENS...at least someone is switched on :smack:

Maybe Australian humor is a bit too subtle for some folk